BEVs outnumber petrol cars in Norway
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have outnumbered petrol cars in Norway for the first time, but diesel models still account for the largest share of the country’s fleet.
The Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) says 754,303, or 26.3 per cent, of the 2.8 million private cars registered there as of September 16 were zero-emitters.
Petrol-powered cars accounted for 753,905 units, or 26.2 per cent, while the number of registered diesel cars was 999,715, or 34.8 per cent.
Plug-in hybrids numbered 208,185 and conventional hybrids 156,203 to represent 7.3 per cent and 5.4 per cent of the fleet respectively.
Øyvind Solberg Thorsen, OFV director, says the latest figures are a milestone few saw coming 10 years ago and predicts there will be more BEVs than diesel cars in the fleet at some point in 2026.
“The electrification of the passenger car fleet is keeping a high pace, and Norway is rapidly moving towards becoming the first country in the world with a passenger car fleet dominated by electric cars,” he adds
Norway has a target for all new cars being sold to be zero-emissions vehicles by 2025 and BEVs made up a record 94.3 per cent of all new car registrations in August.
The uptake of BEVs has been boosted by Norwegian authorities offering tax rebates on EVs and lowering tolls and parking fees for drivers of such vehicles.
